Pets · Small-town market · New York
Pet stores in the Plattsburgh, NY area
How the Plattsburgh, NY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $19.7M
- On pets · $589 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.6M
- 45% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,138
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet stores in the Plattsburgh area. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 55% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $589 per household (35% below the U.S. average), households in the Plattsburgh area spend about $19.7M a year on pets. Spread across 3 pet stores, that is $6.6M per store, 45% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Plattsburgh area: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show the Plattsburgh area declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pet stores on map listings, the Plattsburgh area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Plattsburgh area compares
The same measures for New York and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Plattsburgh area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.6M | $4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,983 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −20.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $589 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,224 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Plattsburgh area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Plattsburgh area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,138−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 33,556
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,038 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $71,224+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,254
- Median home value
- $180,600
- Jobs located here
- 30,059
- Daytime population
- 74,633Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson, NY | 45 | 5 | 1.9 | $3.6M | −2.1% | #124 of 220 |
| 2Monticello, NY | 44 | 7 | 2.2 | $2.8M | +2.7% | #134 of 220 |
| 3Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 42 | 9 | 1.7 | $3.1M | −2.6% | #147 of 220 |
| 4Auburn, NY | 40 | 5 | 1.6 | $3.6M | −2.3% | #159 of 220 |
| 5Oneonta, NY | 31 | 8 | 3.4 | $1.7M | +3.8% | #184 of 220 |
| 6Olean, NY | 24 | 6 | 1.9 | $2.8M | −2.1% | #196 of 220 |
| 7Amsterdam, NY | 22 | 6 | 3.1 | $1.8M | +1.1% | #200 of 220 |
| 8Batavia, NY | 13 | 11 | 4.4 | $1.3M | +0.2% | #211 of 220 |
| 9Corning, NY | 11 | 13 | 3.3 | $1.7M | −1.6% | #212 of 220 |
| 10Gloversville, NY | 7 | 9 | 3.9 | $1.4M | −1.6% | #219 of 220 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | Not scored | 3 | 0.9 | $6.6M | −2.0% |
Other business types in the Plattsburgh area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses33
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding35
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the Plattsburgh, NY area?
There are 3 pet stores on map listings in the Plattsburgh area as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in the Plattsburgh area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Plattsburgh, NY area spend on pets?
About $19.7M a year, or $589 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $6.6M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,556 households in the Plattsburgh area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Plattsburgh, NY area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The Plattsburgh area has 0.9 pet stores per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $6.6M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Plattsburgh area would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is the Plattsburgh, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Plattsburgh area at 78,138 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,556 households. Median household income in the Plattsburgh area is $71,224, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Plattsburgh area has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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